Helpful links
Files for Today
Presentation: Goals and Why Teach with Data
Presentation: Brief Overview of ACS
Overview of QR (Esther): Slides
QR Assessment (Esther): Slides
Intro to Modules and WebChip (Jill): Slides; (2) Handout 1; (3) Handout 2
Examining Disability and Gender with SDA (Esther): Handout
Summary vs. Micro Data: Handout
Demand for Quantitative Literacy in Sciences: Nature Neuroscience: Erroneous Analyses
More Information on ACS from the Census Bureau
ACS Information Guide
Census through Time
How the ACS Works
ACS Community
ACS Design Methodology Report
Datasets
Census Bureau ACS PUMS Documentation
ACS Compass Guides
- Researchers
- American Indian & Alaskan Native Data
- Rural Area Data Users
- General Users
- Teachers/Instructors
- Media
SSDAN Resources
WebCHIP: http://ssdan.net/datacounts/webchip/
PIPS: http://pips.ssdan.net/
Other Tools for Accessing ACS Data
Social Explorer: http://www.socialexplorer.com/
ESRI Tapestry: http://www.esri.com/landing-pages/tapestry
Census Reporter: http://censusreporter.org/
IPUMS: https://usa.ipums.org/usa/
NHGIS: https://www.nhgis.org/
Brookings State of Metropolitan America: http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/state-of-metropolitan-america-indicator-map
Kids Count Data Center: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/
Urban Institute Data/Viz: http://www.urban.org/data-viz
Population Reference Bureau (PRB): http://www.prb.org/
DataFinder: http://www.prb.org/DataFinder.aspx
ACS/Census: http://www.prb.org/Topics/US-Census-and-ACS.aspx
Other tools
GapMinder: http://www.gapminder.org/